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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
also
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From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
asleep
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From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
bed
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From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
beds
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From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
BLOODnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
Bussy
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From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
care
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From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
CHEEKS
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From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
CHICOT
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From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
D'EPERNON
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From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
empty
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From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
FEET
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From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
fight
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From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
friends
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From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
going
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From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
GUESSES
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From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
how
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From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
imprudent
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From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
king
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From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
like
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From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
Louvre
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From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
M
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From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
man
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From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
more
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From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
murmured
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From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
NONEpronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
out
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From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
peacefully
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From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
returning
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From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
room
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From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
said
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From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
seek
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From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
speaking
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From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
to-morrow
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From this reading “The fool; having to fight to-morrow with a man like Bussy, and to take no more care than this.
usher
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From this reading Let them seek M. d’Epernon,” said he, going out of the room, and speaking to an usher.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The king, returning to the Louvre, found his friends peacefully asleep, except D’Epernon, whose bed was empty.
WHY
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From this reading WHERE CHICOT GUESSES WHY D’EPERNON HAD BLOOD ON HIS FEET AND NONE IN HIS CHEEKS.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Not come in yet; how imprudent,” murmured the king to Chicot, who had also returned, and was standing with them by their beds.
